Sam Gooden
| Sam Gooden | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Samuel Gooden |
| Born |
September 2, 1939 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Associated acts | The Impressions |
Samuel G. "Sam" Gooden (born September 2, 1939) is an African-American soul singer.[1] He is best known for being an original member of the successful group The Impressions from its beginnings as The Roosters in the 1950s.[2]
Though often uncredited, his smooth voice can often be heard trading lines with lead singer Curtis Mayfield (most notably on "It's All Right") or his replacement, LeRoy Hutson, on quite a number of songs. Gooden also sang lead vocals on a handful of Impressions tunes, such as "Aware Of Love" and the group's cover of "I Wanna Be Around".[3] Gooden and the group are still recording and performing. He was inducted with the group in 1991 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[4]
He can be seen with original Impressions members Fred Cash and the late Curtis Mayfield (via archive footage) in the group's first-ever extended interview in the 2008 DVD Movin On Up - The Message and The Music of Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, which also features a special poem dedicated to the group written and performed by actor Clifton Davis.
References
- ↑ "Sam Gooden". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ Huey, Steve. Biography: The Impressions. AMG. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions". Warr.org. 1999-12-26. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ "Inductee explorer | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Rockhall.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.